Data collected from a once-defunct NASA satellite show that Earth grew two extra radiation belts following a supercharged ...

As sunspots emerge on the sun's surface close to its equator, their orientations will match the old magnetic field, while sunspots forming closer to the poles will have a magnetic field matching the ...

The creation of the belts, and others like it in the future, are a potential new danger to astronauts and satellites headed ...

Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward ...

A NASA satellite that suddenly reappeared after going silent gets credit for the remarkable discovery—a pair of temporary ...

Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps moving. Here’s what to know.

This reversal, expected between late 2024 and early 2026 ... which can affect communications and electrical systems on Earth. When the Sun's magnetic field reverses, the heliospheric current sheet, a ...

Earth’s magnetic north is not static. Like an anchorless buoy pushed by ocean waves, the magnetic field is constantly ... the motion could abruptly stop and reverse to Canada, he said.

Current estimates predict solar maximum will occur between late 2024 ... to Earth, which also has its southern-pointing magnetic field in the Northern Hemisphere," French explained. The reversal ...

Earth’s magnetic field has behaved even more dramatically in the past, with the magnetosphere weakening so much that its polarity reversed. This flips the magnetic north and south poles ...